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Oil Change Materials
Oil Filter Materials
Oil Change Tools
Oil Change Supplies
How to Check Oil
Oil Change: Remove Oil Cap
Oil Change: Drain Oil
Oil Change: Remove Filter
Oil Change: Prepare a New Filter
Oil Change: Replace Filter
Oil Change: Replace Drain Plug
Oil Change: Add New Oil
Oil Change: Check New Oil Level
Oil Change Final Checks
Oil Change Clean Up
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Summary: Running the car for a little may help when draining the oil during an oil change. Learn more about how to drain oil from a car with tips from a mechanic in this car maintenance video.
Ben Columbus has been repairing and maintaining a variety of vehicles for approximately ten years. He has experience in all types of repairs ranging from small repairs to overhauls.read more
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"Okay, so I am now under the car obviously, and I am going to start changing the oil. We went ahead and we loosened the cap on the top of the engine just to make that oil flow a little bit smoother and we've run the car just a little bit to also make that oil warm up a little bit so it can run smooth also. So we're going to remove the drain plug next, and drain plugs can be arranged in different places under your car. There is usually like a kind of container looking thing that's holding your oil, and then off of that there's going to be what looks like a bolt that you're going to have to unscrew and the oil is going to come out. Now be real careful when you do this, you want to make sure you've got your oil pan here, your drain pan rather, so you can catch all that old oil without making a huge mess. And so we're just going to go ahead and loosen this bolt, and we're going to get that oil draining. It's good to go slow when you do this because you don't want to just have all that oil all of a sudden pop out. So it's going to start with a little trickle usually, a little trickle, and then once it starts getting more loose, it's going to come out even faster. A good thing to also have on you while you're doing this is eye safety, eye goggles, something to protect your eyes. I'm not doing that, but I should be, so make sure you wear eye protection. And you can also use your fingers at some point when it gets a little bit more loose so you can get that oil draining. So now we're going to let it sit, let it drain out completely, and next we're going to take off the old filter and we're going to change that filter."
eHow Article: Oil Change: Drain Oil
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kevin17 said
on 2/19/2009 I would like to know of the location of the oil plug in the Cobalt LT 2008
greentechexpert said
on 6/5/2009 Just a comment for those of us that happen to spill oil on our garage floow while we are changing oil....I found a new product that remediates oil and fuel if you happen to spill oil. I always spill oil when performing this task....The product is called Oil Gone Easy Home and Driveway S-200. You can read about the product on Wiki. Oil Gone Easy has actually been used to clean up major oil spills such as the Valdez in Alaska. Finally - a green way to clean up your spills! Hope this helps.